schooling

SKOO-ling/ˈskuːlɪŋ/

6 meanings of schooling

1
noununcountable
The years a child spends learning at a school.
Like the years a child spends in a classroom, learning a little more each day.
Her schooling ended when the family moved to another town.
Many children get their schooling in small village classrooms.
Similareducation, instruction, tuition, learning, teaching
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2
noununcountable
Teaching or training that helps you learn a skill.
Like a coach showing you how to play, step by step.
His schooling in carpentry took almost two years.
She had no formal schooling in music but learned to play by ear.
Similartraining, instruction, tuition, coaching, teaching
3
verb
Present participle of school. Use this form for the action of teaching or training while it is happening.
The coach is schooling the new players in basic tactics.
She spent the summer schooling her younger brother in math.
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4
noununcountable
The careful training of a horse to make it move and respond well.
Like teaching a dog new tricks, but with a horse and over many months.
The young mare needs more schooling before the show.
Daily schooling helped the horse learn to turn smoothly.
Similartraining
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Less common meanings

5
nounobsoleteusually singular
Strong words telling someone off for bad behavior.
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6
nounobsoleteuncountable
Money paid to a teacher for teaching students.
Like paying a tutor for the lessons they give you.
Each family paid the schooling owed to the parson who taught their sons.
His schooling came to two shillings a term.
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schooling is a form of school

school, verb: To teach or train someone in a skill or subject. Full entry

Forms: schoolschools he/she/itschooling -ing formschooled past tense, past participle
Spelling: school → schooling: add -ing

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